Strange doings in September 1914

[Winfield S. Hancock]

Playing 2 player campaign as CP in September 1914 politics/event phase.

First, I get a message that France has played on its alliance partner GB an event that causes a revolt in the African colonies, and that GB must garrison the colony or further troubles will happen. They also lose some NW.

Then, when I go to draw my events, I get a pop up window about revolts in GB. I get to choose between a revolt in Ireland or in the British West Indies. I choose Ireland, and now GB must deploy 3 corps there as a garrison. After that phase is over, and I draw my 1 event card for supplementary munitions, I scroll over to Ireland and find a counter there, a man in a suit, with a German flag colored base. When I mouse over, it says "Rebellion in Germany. Riots and turmoils everywhere."

So, is this WAD, a strange bit of bad luck for the British, a mandatory rebellion, or is there some problem?

[Winfield S. Hancock]

The allies are really doing it to themselves in this game, now as I click to end the events phase and enter diplomacy phase, I see that France has played the event 'Strikes' on its ally Russia, and the Russians are now dealing with a strike, even though their NW was 35.

Other events seemed to make sense, as the Entente played the blockade on me.

[PoorBoy2001]

An Allied Strike event has a 50% chance of being played against Russia.

[calvinus]

The "Strike" events are mandatory: once drawn, they are enacted against the drawing nation. Nothing to do, only take the strike.

When you see that France played a strike against Russia, it's indeed an unhappy combination of parametrical texts. Indeed the game uses the same text formula for all events, so generating a bit confusion in some occurrences.
France is the main nation of the alliance, so she represents the "player". I guess that Russia drew the event "Strike" and the game engine informed you about it telling the "France" player (Entente) has been forced to play the "Strike" event against Russia.

[calvinus]

"Rebellions", "Nationalist Agitation" and "Colonial Uprisings" are mandatory too, like strikes, but offer a wider range of opportunities: play it against one particula nation.

[pesec]

"Rebellions", "Nationalist Agitation" and "Colonial Uprisings" are mandatory too, like strikes, but offer a wider range of opportunities: play it against one particula nation.

Which, apparently, does not prevent France from playing them on Britain or Germany playing the dreaded Mutiny event on Austro-Hungary

[Winfield S. Hancock]

OK Calvinus, thanks for the information. This makes more sense now.

While I would rather have you working on perfecting the game, I am wondering if someone might be able to add a section to the appendices regarding all the different events -- when they can be played, who is eligible, which ones are mandatory, etc. which would help clear a lot of these questions up.